Matthew Baird WPI plays Golf for UMass Dartmouth

Matthew Baird WPI is currently enrolled at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, in the Charlton School of Business. Matthew Baird WPI is studying for his BS in marketing and business, and will graduate in May of 2013, very soon. When he isn’t studying hard to improve his business acumen, Matthew Baird WPI is participating as a member of the UMass Dartmouth Golf Team.

As a member of the golf team, Matthew Baird WPI is glad to represent his university at events and competitions around the state. In a golf competition, golfers compete individually. Then Matthew Baird WPI and his teammates’ scores are combined, and compared to the scores of the other teams.

There are two ways that golf matches can be scored: match play and stroke play. In match play, a team (or individual) earns a point for every hole at which they outperform their competitors. So, if Matthew Baird WPI reached a hole with only 4 strokes, when all his competitors required 5 or 6 strokes, he would earn the point for that hole. In stoke play, Matthew Baird WPI’s score would depend on exactly how many strokes he required to reach the hole. Matthew Baird WPI’s score would then be compared to the other competitors, and the lowest score (usually a birdie if reached under-par, or par if reached just at par) wins the hole and earns a point. Stroke play is by far the more common scoring method, but Matthew Baird WPI knows that a few tournaments do use match play instead.

Matthew Baird WPI has really enjoyed playing golf for University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and made some great friends on the golf team. Since golf is a sport where players are constantly looking to improve their own skills, Matthew Baird WPI knows that it is helpful to give each other pointers and to learn from your teammates.